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Loughborough College in Race for National Award

With around 4,000 votes already and around 10 hours left to vote, there is still everything to play for in online polling which could take Loughborough College to the top for a major national honour. The public decides the winner of the prestigious Coubertin’s Olympic Vision Award so every click counts for Loughborough College until voting closes at exactly 20:12 this Thursday during a glittering …

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Loughbororugh College Student Heads Closer to 2012

LOUGHBOROUGH College’s Nicola White has moved a step nearer to London 2012 by being selected as part of the Great Britain women’s hockey squad for the Olympic test event at Olympic Park starting tomorrow. The 24-year-old Slough player, who performed a key role in Great Britain reaching the final of the Champions Trophy earlier this year, is part of an 18-strong line up due …

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Loughborough College Student Waits on Paralympic Call

WHEN Dan Headley volunteered to officiate at a world record attempt at Loughborough College in December 2010, the sports student had no idea it would set him on such a life-changing path.  For the 18-year-old now stands on the verge of being confirmed as a Boccia official for the Paralympics. “It’s been brilliant so far,” says Dan. “It all started when Richard Evans, from …

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College Student Aims to Take Riders to Glory on Sunday

JAMELL Anderson and Leicester Riders can expect a tougher test this weekend as they bid to take their excellent British Basketball League season to the wire. So says Loughborough College’s Rob Jarram, of the Loughborough Basketball Programme, after watching Riders complete an overwhelming 182 to 141 aggregate victory over Sheffield Sharks in the quarter final play offs at  Loughborough University on Sunday. “That was …

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